Nepal's Supreme Court on Monday issued a show-cause notice to the newly formed Balendra Shah government, seeking an explanation over the arrest and detention of former Prime Minister K P Sharma Oli. The Supreme Court issued the order in response to the Habeas Corpus petition filed by Oli's wife, Radhika Shakya, a day earlier, seeking his immediate release. Senior advocate Tikaram Bhattarai argued that it is unconstitutional to arrest K P Sharma Oli by issuing an urgent arrest warrant. It is illegal to arrest someone selectively on the basis of the Gauri Bahadur Karki probe commission report, he said. Earlier, the apex court had issued a similar show-cause order to a habeas corpus petition filed on behalf of former home minister Ramesh Lekhak.

Source: The Telegraph March 30, 2026 14:32 UTC